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Sean Bates
Добавлен 13 фев 2008
Movable Frog in action at BNSF Railroad Bridge 9.6
While there are several moving parts in a track junction, the frog is usually a solid chunk of steel built to make sure a train stays in line with the right set of tracks while it crosses over other rails. In this case, BNSF implemented a movable Frog to allow the trains to proceed at higher speeds through a tight corner.
Taken from the Amtrak Station in Vancouver, Washington.
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Taken from the Amtrak Station in Vancouver, Washington.
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Steel Bridge opening for Fleet Week 2019
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Kiddo and I got to watch the Steel Bridge raise up to hits full height during Fleet Week 2019 in Portland. A double-action Vertical-Lift bridge that first retracts the Union Pacific section into the Highway section above. Toward the end it's surprising to watch how the counterweight descends below the catenary lines that give power for the MAX Light Rail trains.
Interstate Bridge - Traffic Stop for a Quick Lift
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The Marquees and lights started changing right as I approached the bridge, and I wound up timing it just right to be first in line to wait for the bridge to open. I haven't seen many videos of the actual Traffic Stop process, so I thought it would be fun to share how the bridge sounds off some loud piercing sirens to alert traffic to the stop, followed by the only Red Light on I-5 between Mexic...
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Somehow the lighting at this intersection is always spectacular at night.
MAX Turns around at 11th Ave Terminus
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I saw a Green-Line MAX making its way down the Blue Line in Portland, and figured it was probably due to turn around and get back on course! Turns out there had been a brief power outage and the trains had to be re-routed. Was fun to watch the Trimet operator use their little utility broom handle to manually set the track switch.
A320 in a flat spin... somehow!
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Hey Siri.. what's the proper Spin Recovery procedure for an Airbus A320 at 10,000 feet? Correction, 8000 feet! Honestly, I think half the fun of learning in a simulator is learning how to NOT do things... like why it's a bad idea to disable all of your onboard flight control safeties. Stress Damage mode was off... obviously... I think I pulled at least 4 g's pulling out of this dive!
Squiffer blasting
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I love my squiffer in Splatoon 2. I'm not very good at it, but it is really fun!
Hammer-induced Squid Party!
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Being an #UltraStampMain sometimes puts my enemies into a compromised psoition... and the best response to being in such a position is just to dance and party until it blows over ^_^
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Nintendo recently added the ability to wield a gigantic stamp-hammer, and I've concluded that I had to compile my clips and set them to the tune of Banks' Donkey Kong Classic remix :D I have been having way too much fun with this ^_^ #UltraStampMain
General Hammond Commands the USS Discovery [Mashup]
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Had to mash up one of my favorite episodes of Stargate with an amazing episode of Discovery. Make it spin!!
Undiscovered Red October Mashup (why don't Klingons just DODGE torpedoes?!)
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What would happen if Klingons actually dodged those slow moving Photon Torpedos? Made this borrowing clips from: Star Trek VI ruclips.net/video/VPz-6HuM8Sc/видео.html Star Trek III ruclips.net/video/0nZlXngXB64/видео.html The Hunt For The Red October ruclips.net/video/5kaBIMuW74Q/видео.html
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Bridges of Portland - Fleet Week with the kiddo
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Bridges of Portland - Fleet Week with the kiddo
Thank you for this video I’ve been terrified of these and lost jobs cause i would not drive over one lol
I can see there was a big crane boat just going thru it
They have the sirens on the warning sign but there aren’t tornado shaped sirens
@@Anxxisyt they look more like the sirens on a firetruck
Given its an interestate and jams are inevitable do they only allow boat traffic outside rush hour? I mean if its jammed solid it cant open and the boats would have to wait for that to clear. An example is a rail bridge outside NYC that carries Amtrak and NJ Transit trains, Amtrak will refuse to open it during morning and evening rushes.
@@filanfyretracker I think most large river operators try to be courteous, but I'm not aware of any policy that says that river traffic must wait until outside of rush hour. It's pretty uncommon to see a lift during rush hour, but I have gotten stuck on the bridge on my way to a math exam 😅
I am soooo Glad they moved the Draw Bridge in Toledo and made it a nice tall bridge. Traffic sucked when that Bridge would go up. A bit of history on this Bridge: ruclips.net/video/j0wGM-7mtiI/видео.html Info on the bridge: (Tour) Very cool! ruclips.net/video/IcB_7qJ1_qQ/видео.html Pretty cool.
@@reallyjustrandom1230 this bridge rarely goes up, as it was refit in the 1950s with a "humpback" shape that allows most river traffic to pass underneath.
What is the name of this bridge? I think I seen this on the other side in another video
@@Jacobgaming1847 it's literally called Interstate Bridge. It's been called that since long before the interstate freeway system. The Wikipedia article is also just called "Interstate Bridge" if you want to look it up 😁
Moveable frog for a diamond, haven't seen one of those before. I've seen them for turnouts, there are several on the Burlington Racetrack west from Chicago, and they're installed for the same reason. Much of that route is rated P-70 F-50, and the moveable frogs combined with longer turnouts allow for higher speeds.
Very interesteing thank you for sharing excellent video!
I wonder where you found the 30 mph across those switches. The turn is pretty sharp, so my guess would be 20 mph. Just curious as someone who has operated light rail trains over switches similar to these.
@@MegaSnow121 big yellow signs at 0:22.
@ I stand corrected. Thank you for pointing that out.
The primary reason for using movable point frogs is less wear and tear on everything. Secondary being to speed up movements. UP employed them on the crossovers out on their Nebraska triple track main. Neat to see them in action!
Good thing your rudder wasn’t ripped from the tail section otherwise you wouldn’t have recovered from the spin 😅
Interesting. I note the rails in that area are worn badly and will likely need replacing soon.
I didn't know what a frog was until now...ty for enlightening me
The acute angle frogs are opposed by check rails. This is much harder to do for the obtuse angle frogs as they oppose each other, hence the speed limit. The moveable frog definitely makes sense here.
I was about to ask why it was only on those two frogs. Thanks for the explanation!
where is this bridge located?
@@JupiterFan the name is actually "Interstate Bridge", and it's between Portland Oregon and Vancouver Washington
@@jordansean18 ok thank you
@@jordansean18 btw what's the ship horn name?
NOT cheap.
Washington? Oregon?
@@gdmofo in Washington, looking at oregon
@@jordansean18 bueno
Nice !!!
Are they electric motor or pneumatic?
This man really got out of his car! 🤣🤣🤣
@@radanju3 having a 10-minite red light on the interstate is second only to having to reverse traffic 😅
Funny how I modeled this in G-scale without knowing it already existed. Awesome! I sold that particular turnout on eBay years ago. RUclips loves to delete comments. Here is my train channel. www.youtube.com/@j.a.rrailworks9968
@@Bassotronics I'd love to see it!
@@jordansean18 I sold that turnout on eBay years ago. I currently have a different turnout which uses technically no frog at all. Here is my channel for more train stuff. youtube.com/@j.a.rrailworks9968?si=fhtFw_Grpa2E58wp
@@jordansean18 I sold that particular turnout on eBay years ago. RUclips loves to delete comments. Here is my train channel. www.youtube.com/@j.a.rrailworks9968
@@jordansean18 I can't see any of my comments. RUclips is being a B*ch... I keep posting the link to my channel and it keeps dissapearing.
This is sex yes?
That’s my favorite spot to railfan at
What you call a Frog in Australia we call a Vee crossing. The item that is subject to the video is a K crossing, different part. This version is sometimes called a movable K of swing-nNose K (though a K doues not really have a nose, a borrowed term from a swing-nose vee). There are only traditional vee's in this video, no swing-nose variety.
The name frog comes from from the shape. It was said it was named because it looks like the frog in the horse's hoof, which in turn was named because it looks like an actual frog. The railroad crossing shape is distorted enough so it doesn't look like an actual frog to me.
WTF, where is the picture?
I've been under this bridge back in1978 on the U.S.S. Stein FF1065 for tried festival
Rose Festival
Fantastic video!!! 👍
I assume the signs at 0.21 are speed limit signs; P for passenger and F for freight. What is the T for?
@@SCDRROHVA T is for Talgo, it's the trainset used by Amtrak Cascades. (Had to look it up in the BNSF guide to confirm)
@@jordansean18 Thanks! I'm glad you explained what Talgo is, as I did not know that either. I appreciate your response!
Train 🙂
We call them switch diamonds in the UK
Very informative, thank you!
So why is the USA rail system So Bad compared to Europe's, How many People does it move across the 3,000 miles between coast to coast, And you post about a points system, Wow, We Europeans have moved on from Windows "97"
No one gives a shit.
@@bryansmith1920 the fundamental issue is that European rail is built for passengers while American rail has always been built for freight. Passengers are a bonus, and not a priority; they have to yield to freight schedules at all times.
Don't be so sour :) Movable frogs in crossings are kind of special, in Europe as well. And if you don't think so: you don't have to watch this video!
we have more miles of rail
That was very interesting, I’ve never seen one of these before. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend 👍🏼🇺🇸😎
That is really neat! I wonder how the longevity is vs the regular crossing.
@@TwoRailfans this is a critical high traffic area, there's a BNSF maintenance yard half a mile away. They'll definitely maintain it closely 😉
@@jordansean18 just curious because there are 6 crossings at the Tower 55 crossing in Fort Worth, TX near us and the 6 old crossings are cut out and laying not too far from the track. I always wondered how long they last.
What horn is that bro?
A narrow font K3H
Excellent video. Strictly speaking, such types of frogs are called "Moveable Point Frogs", not "Moveable Frogs". Please note that in a rail-rail crossing of non-HSR (High-Speed Rail) operations, only half of the four frogs, i.e. those located at the obtuse angle positions of the load-bearing rails, can be of this type. The other half, i.e. those located at the acute angle positions, are of conventional rigid point type. Also, such frogs cannot be used at large angle line intersections where railway "Diamonds" are used. Both of these constraints are the result of intrinsic engineering considerations. 2024/10/05. Ontario, Canada.
BNSF made a time-lapse video of the installation. ruclips.net/video/snmIvNAXMyI/видео.htmlsi=OUZI7S8STNAahVB9
Who inventer turnout frogs? George Westinghouse. Before he invented air brakes.
George Westinghouse also gave us the 40 hour workweek, paid vacations, sick days, pensions, overtime pay and numerous other things that unions take credit for. They made them more popular but George Westinghouse was the one who thought them up and implemented them. He was once asked if he was a socialist. He replied, “ I am a capitalist with a capital c.”
Looks like a good design
I live near this interchange… it’s wild. Ty for your presentation 👍🏼
I’ve been here 250 times. When did they install that?
That is really fascinating to watching!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Ft. Madison Bridge built 1927 (BNSF)
@@dan-fr9dn hmm? No this one is over the Columbia River between Vancouver and Portland
Good catch. I’ve seen other types, but not one like this.
I taught railway engineering for six years, including a whole lecture on switches (turnouts) and crossing, thinking I had covered everything. But I was not aware of movable-point frogs for CROSSINGS (which is shown here). Movable-point frogs (also known charmingly as "swing-nose frogs") are fairly common on high-speed lines, especially in Asia and Europe, for SWITCHES. I know BNSF has used them on mainline crossover switches in the US. By eliminating the rail-head gap they reduce wear on wheels and rails, and therefor maintenance needs. They also reduce noise, a consideration in dense urban areas. (Note to British and maybe some southern US viewers: In most of North America "crossing" means one track intersecting another at grade with no choice of route, not the rails within a turnout that cross. And crossover means a pair of switches that allow a train to move from one track to a parallel track. Don't get me started...)
AFAIK it's mostly the American thing to have diamond crossings on mainlines. On Russian railways (that is, in all ex-Soviet countries) placing diamonds on mainlines are prohibited (with rare exceptions for double-slip turnouts).
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@@u2bear377 A double-slip turnout like the one shown in the video? I don't think any North American railways are installing any new diamond crossings these days, but if they are it's because the alternative is far too expensive. One of the busiest diamond crossings (the Davenport Diamond in a dense part of Toronto, where a passenger line crossed a freight line) was recently replaced with a long viaduct.
@@cmmartti A double-slip turnout is a crossing of two tracks where it's possible to diverge from one track to the other. It's effectively a diamond crossing and 4 switches interweaved.
Not MOW nor do I portray that on TV. MoE my entire railroad career. Thank you for giving my trains something to ride on.
Never knew they existed, thanks
Been on amtrak coming in and out of Vancouver, WA.
Really glad you caught this! Nothing more frustrating than standing there waiting to video switch points moving. Interesting that the points throw in 2 steps, so they don't collide.
Lol I must have tried to catch this half a dozen times before. Seems that they default it to straight right get a train comes off the curve line. Maybe next time I'll bring a tripod 😅
Catching a swing bridge opening, and/or, closing takes lot of tries too. It's fascinating to see the bridge swing back and then lower almost a foot down to position.
The giant lift bridge over the Delaware Chesapeake Canal in Delaware is a other one that's very rare to catch in motion, but it does move.
@@RCAvhstape Do You know if it, before opening, lifts the entire structure before swinging around? The opposite when closing....
@@Stefan_Boerjesson No it lifts straight up. Normally it stays up for water traffic and only comes down for trains like once or twice a week.
very interesting . learn something everyday
this is pretty awesome.
Very cool, very unusual!! 🤩
😳 1:17 The boat horn sure sounds spooky; Eeeeeeeeeeek!!😱